Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-01-13
THE womAN,s BOARD.

THE WOmANS8 BOARDs
The Opening of the Nineteenth AM
nuaI Session Audiences
at the Church Of the Redeemer-
Interesting Reports of the Mission
work.
The nineteenth annual meeting of the
Woman's Board of Missions opened yester-
day morning at $50 O'Clock in the Church of
the Redeemer. Mrs. Albert Brooks, presi
dent of the Board, presided and conducted
the opening exercises. Prayer was offered
by Mrs. Holmes of Plymouth, Mass The
address of welcome was made by Mrs. Bur-
dett Hart of Fair Haven. Mrs. S. Brainard
Pratt, the secretary, presented her annual
report. The report showed that the Board
supports SO missionaries, 11s Bible women,
~ boarding schools and $50 village and day
schools. More workers are wanted. The
foreign field has every encouragement at it's
back for better and grander success in the
future. The reports from some of the
branches were then heard. Mrs. Harriet w.
May, the associate treasurer, said that for the
year 1885 the receipts of the Board including
subscriptions, donations and legacies, had been
500, 455.99. The. balance in the treasury
amounted to $5,616.31. Mrs. s. M. Schnei-
der, wife of Rev. DR.. Schneider of CONSTANT
nope, made a missionary address of some
length. 1t was thoroughly interesting and
was listened to with rapt attention by the
audience At noon bountiful collation. was
served in the parlors of the church, Mrs.
Radcliffe catering.
In the afternoon there was a large atten-
dance. Ladies kept pouring into the church
in an almost continual stream. After the
session commenced the church was crowded.
Chairs were put in the aisle. The session
was opened by singing of q hymn by the
choir and congregation.
Reports of branches were rendered by
their representatives, the Andover and
Mrs. Baker, the Berkshire by Miss Morley,
the Eastern Connecticut by Miss Gilman, the
Essex South by Mrs. Burnham, the Essex
North by Mrs. Swain, the Franklin by Mrs.
G. g. Trois, the Hampshire county by Miss
Clark. -
A delightful solo was then sung by Miss
Hazlett, 'tHoly, holy, holy lord" the congre-
cation joining in the chorus.
Mrs. Daniel Lothrop of Boston, who was
to have read paper entitled, "What one
other girl did" was not able to be present.
The paper, however. was read by Miss Cady,
of New Haven. Although rather une1pect-
edly called on to read the paper, yet Miss
lence of its deliverance.
Mrs. Capron, of Madura, made an Interest,"
ing address on missionary work, "Giving and
praying in foreign missions" ooh, still in
accents sweet and strong" was sung.
The condition of the Zulus was gra phically
described by Miss Gertrude R. Hance, of
South Africa.
Mrs. Cora vanMillingen, of Constantinople,
presented the vast interest and supreme joy
to be found in mission work by young ladies.
She earnestly urged them to listen to the calls
that come for workers.
After Miss Hazlett had sung solo, ''Heav-
enward,' % Miss Freeman, president of Welles-
ley college, gave an interesting address.
Reports from the Hartford branch repre-
by Miss erie, the Middlesex branch by Mrs.
Metcalf, the Middlesex Union Conference as
sociation by Mrs. Wheeler, the New Hamp-
shire branch by Mrs. Wallace and the Spring
field branch by Mrs. Hawkes., were rendered
by their respective representatives.
After the doxology was sung the meeting
was adjourned until 7:30 o'clock. To the
evening session was attached unusual inter
est, for the meeting was public and gave the
people outside an opportunity of hearing
the progressive state in which the work of
the Board is. The session was opened with
singing, G. w. Baldwin as organist, after
which Rev. l. G. Meserve read some scrip
tural selections and Rev. DR.. Newman Smyth
offered prayer. An address of welcome was
made by Rev. DR.. j. E. Twitehell. Rev.
Lucius o. Lee of Marash, Turkey, and Rev.
Judson Smith told the audience of the grand
work in foreign lands that the Woman's
Board of Missions had done. Special stress
was laid on the need of more young ladies as
ones, too-for they
could reach the homes and gain freer access
than the married ones. Prayer was offered
by Rev. Burdett Hart. The delegates will
reconvene this morning at 10 O'Clock.